Ohio State Is the Richest College Football Team — Just How Valuable Is It?

Ohio State is the most valuable college football team in the country, reports The Wall Street Journal that looks at an analysis of what "each team would be worth on the open market if sold like a professional sports franchise."

OSU, which has won eight national championships and had seven Heisman Trophy winners, is valued at $1.5 billion -- that's billion, with a B. And you thought getting tickets to their games was a lot of money.

The program headlines a list of bluebloods, with the top three each raking in more than a billion bucks. Five of the top 10 teams are also in the SEC, far and away the most of any conference.

10 Most Valuable College Football Teams

Ohio State, $1.51 billion

Texas, $1.24 billion

Oklahoma, $1 billion

Alabama, $930,000

LSU, $911,927

Michigan, $892,951

Notre Dame, $856,938

Georgia, $822,310

Tennessee, $745,640

Auburn, $724,191

Interestingly, as wealthy as Ohio State is, it would be the least valuable franchise in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills clock in as the lowest valued team, at $1.6 billion, reports Forbes.